[Assam] Is that a first for Indians? Teaching kids in US

[umesh sharma]

Hi,
   
  While gathering my documents to show at the Canadian embassy tomorrow I read a letter I had received from Ms Carole Prest - the regional Vice President (Mid Atlantic region)  for the www.bellnational.org where I had worked. I had seen this letter after returning to DC on August 8th this month --and did appreciate her hand written note congratulating and thanking me fro working there -at the end of the letter. But the letter I did not read in detail since it was about inviting us to work the coming year and I was not sure I would get the work visa (even now in a flux). 
   
  Today I read that letter and was surprised to note that the school-site where I taught 7 eight yearolds (mainly Latinos) - total 41 students and 5 teachers -- HighLand Elementary , Wheaton , Maryland --- was the group whose students had shown greatest improvement --not only from among other sites supervised by her (NYC, DC New Jersey) - --but from among ALL the school sites managed by BELL all over USA - 40 sites in all.
   
  It is likely that I contributed somewhat -as seems from Ms Prest's letter. 
   
  It is true that teaching the class was sometimes like controlling a wild eyed bronc in a rodeo -- but only those who show energy can be expected to turn out into racehorses.
   
  Is that true?
   
  Umesh
   
  PS: Isn't it a heavenly green place with forests around and streams flowing at the back
  http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Highland+elementary+3100+medway+street,+wheaton,++maryland&ie=UTF8&cid=39039722,-77055556,5574668746651313695&li=lmd&t=h&om=1&ll=39.050506,-77.064891&spn=0.003733,0.006448


Umesh Sharma
5121 Lackawanna ST
College Park, MD 20740

 1-202-215-4328 [Cell Phone]

Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005

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